Höweler+Yoon
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture, Design |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Eric Höweler, Meejin Yoon |
| Headquarters | Boston , United States |
| Products | Architecture, Urban planning, Public space design, Immersive environments, Strategic design consulting |
Höweler+Yoon (abbreviated as HYA) is a Boston-based architecture and creative design practice established in 2004 by Eric Höweler and Meejin Yoon. The partners first connected during their Architecture studies at Cornell University in 1990, later marrying in 2002 before founding their firm two years afterward.
Recent projects
Known for pioneering technological approaches that prioritize human interaction and structural sensitivity, Höweler+Yoon has delivered numerous impactful works.
In 2020, HYA unveiled the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia, a commemorative landscape honoring enslaved individuals. This site gained prominence as a focal point during nationwide demonstrations addressing racial injustice. Additional key projects include Boston’s 212 Stuart Street residential tower, the MIT Museum located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Float Lab—a public art piece and floating research facility situated on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River.
Work
The firm’s diverse body of work encompasses cultural and institutional architecture, mixed-use residential and commercial developments, public realm interventions, immersive environments, and experimental research projects.
Among their early achievements was an interactive public art installation for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in 2003. Later commissions feature the Boston Society of Architects Headquarters, MIT’s Sean Collier Memorial, the Sky Courts Exhibition Hall in Chengdu, China, and Swing Time, an interactive artwork accessible to the public. Höweler+Yoon’s expertise spans architecture, urban planning, public space design, immersive experiences, and strategic design consulting.
Awards
Höweler+Yoon earned the prestigious Audi Urban Future Award in 2012. Other notable accolades include the United States Artists Award in Architecture and Design (2008), Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard Award (2007), the Emerging Voices Award from the Architecture League of New York (2007), and the Rome Prize in Design (2005).
The firm received the Boston Society of Architects Honor Award in 2015 for their work on the Collier Memorial and secured the AIA Small Project Award in 2018 for "Shadow Play." In 2020, HYA was honored with both the NOMA/NAACP Seed Award and the AIA New England Honor Award recognizing their UVA Memorial to Enslaved Laborers project.
Publications
- Yoon, J. Meejin; Höweler, Eric. Verify in field: projects and conversations: Höweler + Yoon (2021), Park Books, Zurich.
- Yoon, J. Meejin; Höweler, Eric. Expanded practice: Höweler + Yoon Architecture / My Studio (2009), Princeton Architectural Press, New York.
- Yoon, J. Meejin; Miller, Meredith. Public works: unsolicited small projects for the Big Dig (2008), MAP Book Publishers, Hong Kong.